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Working with a staffing agency like Employ Partners gives you a tremendous advantage in your job hunt. Our recruiters work closely with employers every day to find out what they want.

Here are three tips to help you stand out in a competitive job search.

Match Your Resume and Cover Letter to the Job

Review the job description for the role you’re applying for. Then adjust your resume and cover letter to highlight your experience that is most relevant to the position.

If you have certain skills mentioned in the job description, move those skills to the top. Most every employer wants a team player, so make sure you highlight team projects you’ve worked on and anything else that shows off your team spirit.

Go into more detail about those aspects in your cover letter. Combine your most relevant experience and how it makes you a great fit for the role into a brief paragraph.

Pro tip: when you apply online, your resume will most likely go through an automated screening tool that scans your resume for relevant keywords before it gets passed to a human. To make sure you get past the computer to a human, look at the words and phrases they used to describe the job. Then use those same words (when relevant) in your resume.

Keep Your Online Profiles Up-to-Date and Consistent

It is essential that you’re on LinkedIn and that your profile is as up-to-date as your resume. If your current job and listed skills on LinkedIn aren’t aligned with your resume, it may raise questions about your skills and possibly your honesty.

The same goes for the rest of your social media presence. If you list occupational info on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, make sure it matches your resume.

Pro tip: using keywords from job descriptions applies here, too. But instead of matching your LinkedIn verbiage to just one job description, study key terms and phrases used across multiple job descriptions for the role you seek and your industry.

Do Your Homework for The Interview

You’ve made it past the automated scanner and into an interview. Now it’s time for the real homework. Hopefully, you’ve already researched the role. Next up, read everything you can about the company—its website and whatever articles you can find about the company online.

If you know who is conducting the interview, you can get even more of an edge by learning about their role at the company. At the very least, know their name.

Takeaways

To become a top candidate, tailor your resume and cover letter to the company. Equally essential is keeping your online presence consistent and up-to-date. And to go from top candidate to new hire, study the company and the person who will conduct the interview.

These lessons are only a brief example of how Employ Partners recruiters use their experience and knowledge to help you get where you want to be. 

Call or text us today at 770-953-6054 to find out more.

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